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After a record number of people were reported to the police for urinating in public, Wega, the annual family fair in Weinfelden, in the canton of Thurgau, is considering distributing portable urinal bags next year in an effort to tackle the problem.

During this year’s fair, held at the end of September, 70 men and one woman were reported for public urination outside designated areas, more than double the previous year, according to local newspaper Thurgauer Zeitung.

To deal with the growing problem, Gregor Wegmüller, director of the fair, is looking to a new invention by German company Adamus Group, which makes pocket-sized urinals designed for relieving yourself on the go.

This portable urinal bag contains a gel which solidifies urine and neutralizes odour, its creator Marc Collinet told the paper.

It has a capacity of 750 millilitres – the size of “two male bladders” – and comes in three versions, for men, women and children.